North Korea plans nuclear test aimed at US
North Korea said Thursday it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at its ‘arch-enemy’ the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions. Following a UN Security Council meeting... Full storyAssad joins prayers, army bombards Homs
Syria’s embattled president Bashar al-Assad attended prayers at a mosque in the capital on Thursday, making a rare public appearance, as his troops blasted rebel districts in the flashpoint city of Homs. Full storyPakistan holding 700 over terror links: lawyer
Pakistan’s top law officer on Thursday disclosed for the first time that security agencies are holding at least 700 people indefinitely without trial in connection with the ‘war on terror’. Attorney General Irfan Qadir told the Supreme... Full storyUS military to lift ban on women in combat
US defence secretary Leon Panetta will lift a ban on women serving in combat, officials said Wednesday — a ground-breaking move after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield. Full storyAmid rape fears, Indian party gives knives to women
A far-right political party is distributing thousands of knives to women in a western Indian state to help them protect themselves after a fatal gang-rape last month alarmed the country. Full storyHillary denies Benghazi cover-up
